It’s that time again! I sent a little accessory to 2 other bloggers and we all used it in our homes and are sharing them with you today! This month I asked a couple of bloggers who I am also friends with in real life. Kara from Creations by Kara lives close to me which […]

I was challenged by Better Homes and Gardens (BHG at Walmart) to add some color to my home. I just painted my dining area (and soon will paint the rest of the kitchen) a nice bright white. I painted the ceiling in a black and white checkerboard pattern instead of the old tone on tone green checkerboard […]

We are gearing up for the kitchen makeover! I am almost done with the dining room area and then I will move all the things in the kitchen over to the dining room so I can retexture and paint the kitchen. It is a slow process since we still need to use both areas while […]

I did a segment on our local lifestyle show, Studio 5, all about hairpin legs. I already had planned on making a desk using hairpin legs for my sons’ room when I move them into a different bedroom so I made the reclaimed wood desk a little early so I could use it on the show. I […]

Do you have a painting project you want to tackle now that spring is on the horizon? If you are itching to paint something, or even if you are dreading it, I’m about to make your painting experience BETTER by giving away my two favorite painting tools! Because I am an ambassador for HomeRight, I […]

I have been anxiously awaiting today! This is the first installment of one of my new series called Styled X3. I asked a couple of my favorite bloggers to be the first to participate and was thrilled when they said they would. So after you check out how I styled this month’s accessory, head over to Michael’s blog, Inspired By Charm, […]

The previous owners did some renovations and most of the things they did I was grateful for like the fire pit, new driveway, and adding the plumbing for a downstairs bathroom. But they retextured some of the walls and I wasn’t a fan of how deep the texturing was or the fact that it was […]

Once upon a time I wrote a book and it was an all encompassing, crazy, amazing ride that packed a year’s worth of projects into a few months. My house was full of extra furniture from photo shoots and tools were strewn everywhere like chachkies. After I made my deadline (two days early!) I thought […]

Can I just say that my mind is blown that we are here. The END of 2014. It has been one heckofa year. This year we went on our first real family vacation. The construction/architecture field has begun to see improvement and Shane was employed the entire year (no layoffs!!!). I became the mother to […]

Shutters have been on my list for ages and ages. I built these shutters this summer. I stained them in early fall. And I am just now getting around to hanging them. The second we had them up and I stood back to have a good look I said to Shane “Why did we wait […]